Gossip will never move in the same direction. Within two days, the rumors changed. The voices saying that the eldest daughter of the Hua family was unruly were as strong as the east wind overwhelming the west wind.
Hua Zhi closed the door and ignored it, but Gu Yanxi would not tolerate it. She followed the clues and found out that many people were fanning the flames behind the scenes. As expected, there were the Song family and the Feng family, but also Chen Zhi and Yu Zhengyao.
The two of them have now been ostracized by scholars and have no place to stand, yet they still have the leisure to throw dirty water on their mentor's granddaughter!
Gu Yanxi did not use his power to pressure others. He directly made the matter public, letting the world know how despicable the two people's character were, and completely cutting off their retreat.
This angered all the young masters in the capital who had finally seen the fresh beauties. The Song family had a funeral, so they let them go for the time being. The Feng family didn't want to confront them directly. Chen Zhi and Yu Zhengyao took on all their anger. They did something ruthless. They sent people to get dozens of loads of manure from somewhere and poured them inside from the outside, making the two families stink. But even so, they didn't dare to go out. The matter had already been exposed, and they didn't dare to imagine what they would face if they went out.
But even though the two families were so bad, Chen Dayi still went to fight with the two senior brothers. He was so angry that he pointed at their noses and cursed them. He really didn't expect that the two senior brothers would be involved in this matter. This was going to ruin the reputation of the eldest girl! How could they be worthy of the teacher!
It's not over yet.
Zhu Ziwen, the eldest grandson of the Zhu family, brought his servants and covered their noses as they smashed the doors of the two houses in public. Most of the walls were also knocked down, and then they left.
No one sympathizes with the poor.
It doesn't matter if some people do things like kicking someone when they're down, since they're not related to the person anyway, but people who are close to them shouldn't do that. Chen Zhi and Yu Zhengyao have been taught by Grandpa Hua for so many years, but now they do such things when the Hua family is in trouble. It's really shameful.
Chen Zhi couldn't stand it anymore, so he immediately packed up his belongings and left the capital with his family and servants. Yu Zhengyao, on the other hand, just moved to a new house and lived in seclusion. He didn't believe that someone would keep remembering such a small thing of his. There would always be a time to move on, so he would wait!
Gu Yanxi took the opportunity to come to Hua's house, told her where the two were going, and said: "Neither of them will lose their whereabouts, so it will be easy to find them."
"It would be best if we never see each other again. If my grandfather can come back, I also hope that they will never appear in front of him again."
Gu Yanxi understood what she meant and nodded slightly. Then he told Yu Zhengyao to get out of the capital.
"Miss, my second uncle is here."
They came quite quickly. Hua Zhi looked at Gu Yanxi and said, "I have something to say to my second uncle. Please go ahead, Mr. Lu."
Gu Yanxi didn't want to leave so soon, so she made up an excuse, "Peony wanted to eat some cakes, and asked me to bring some back for her."
"Nianqiu, go tell Fudong to make more snacks that Shaoyao likes."
"yes."
"Mr. Lu, please make yourself at your own convenience."
Hua Zhi got up and left the house, and Gu Yanxi followed her out. When he saw Zhu Haodong hurried into the yard, his eyes narrowed. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that only the eldest son of the Zhu family became an official. Many aristocratic families in the capital have always had those with good talents become officials, while those with less talent have been in charge of the family's livelihood. One official and one businessman ensure the prosperity of the family. It should be similar for the Zhu family.
Zhu Haodong didn't expect to see a male guest here. He paused and looked at Gu Yanxi with a more scrutinizing look. Zhier seemed to have come out of the same room with him just now. What is the relationship between this guy and Zhier
"Second uncle."
Zhu Haodong then looked away, thinking of the rumors in the capital and then looking at his unshakable niece in front of him, Zhu Haodong felt a thousand emotions in his heart. Outsiders only saw her majestic appearance, but how could they know how strong her heart must be to support the Hua family with a house full of women and children.
Hua Zhi led the people into the study room. Zhu Haodong asked casually, "Who was that just now..."
"Partner."
"Doing business together?"
"Yes." Hua Zhi changed the subject, "Has Second Uncle tried that recipe?"
Zhu Haodong's face turned red. If he hadn't really made something, why would he rush over here? But he didn't care about that at the moment. He took out an oil paper bag from his sleeve pocket and opened it. "Look, is this it?"
Hua Zhi picked it up and smelled it. "It's not bad to be able to make it like this for the first time. It can be made more exquisite. Have you used it?"
"It has been used. Your second uncle's mother used it herself. Just say it." Zhu Haodong seemed to see a mountain of gold pressing down on him. "Zhi'er, how do you plan to do this business?"
"Does Second Uncle plan to recruit more people to join the group?"
Zhu Haodong looked up at his niece who was very opinionated, "Do you think it would be a good idea to recruit more people to join us?"
"This is a unique deal. With huge profits, you can imagine how many people will be jealous. If Second Uncle feels that the Zhu family can fully afford it, then there is no need to involve other families. If Second Uncle feels unsure, I agree to bring in another family. Let me make it clear first. I want to get three-tenths of the dividends from this deal. Second Uncle will decide whether to keep the rest for himself or share it with others."
Zhu Haodong thought for a moment and said, "It would be better to bring in another family, but I need to go back and discuss with your grandfather who to choose."
"Yes." Hua Zhi stood up and picked up three pieces of plain paper from the desk. This was a planning proposal she made that people of this era could understand. What was written on it was by no means beyond this era, but it was novel.
"Second uncle, take a look."
Zhu Haodong read it from beginning to end three times, looked at her deeply, and said solemnly: "I will think about it carefully."
"Use it if you can use it, and it doesn't matter if you can't." Hua Zhi lowered her head and drank tea, not caring at all about how much benefit she was giving away.
Zhu Haodong stood up and said, "Second uncle will not let you down for your kindness to our family. I will go back and discuss with your grandfather, and I will let you know after we have decided on the person."
"I trust you and my grandfather's judgment."
When he sent him out, Gu Yanxi had not left yet. Zhu Haodong glanced at him for a second and left in a hurry.
Gu Yanxi walked over slowly, "So fast?"
"A deal that we really want to discuss is just a matter of a few words." Hua Zhi looked at Gu Yanxi, "How is the Lu family doing?"
"I am naturally overjoyed when good things come to me. They wanted to meet you, but I refused. I don't think you would want to meet them either."
"No hurry, the store will be open soon, and we can meet in the store and get to know each other then."
Gu Yanxi thought so too, "Have you set a date?"
"Not yet. I heard from Du Cheng that everything is almost ready. I will go and take a look tomorrow. If I am satisfied, we can pick a date to open the store."
Going out tomorrow? Gu Yanxi subconsciously wanted to ask him to go with her, but she changed her mind and held back. What if he went with her? Would he cover Ah Zhi up so that no one could see her
There are too many people paying attention to Azhi now, so he should not keep her around. His identity cannot be exposed, which will not be good for either him or Azhi.
PS: I don’t understand why this book was so difficult to write!